The Crespi Celts and the Great Oak Wolfpack squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Crespi Celts had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Wolfpack by a score of 56-53. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Crespi came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while Great Oak is ranked 174th).
Crespi lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Joe Sterling, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 34% of Crespi's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Peyton White, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Great Oak got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaxon Allensworth out in front who scored 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gor-el Zollicoffer, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds.
Crespi's loss dropped their record down to 24-8. As for Great Oak, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season.
Crespi does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Great Oak, they will head out on the road to take on Thousand Oaks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thousand Oaks knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 12 contests -- so hopefully Great Oak likes a good challenge.
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